Business keeping customers, employees safe amid omicron

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Thirteen cases of the omicron variant are now confirmed in Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Two of those cases are in Detroit and two more are in other parts of Wayne County.

With a rush of last-minute holiday shoppers, how are metro Detroit businesses keeping people safe?

The co-owner of City Bird said he loves the holiday foot traffic. At the same time, he said he carefully monitors how many people are in the store at once.

“If it does get a little too full, we do come out and stop people from coming in for a little while,” Andy Linn said.

Linn, who also co-owns Nest, efforts putting health and safety before profits. He said staff at both Midtown Detroit stores haven’t let up and are still taking COVID-19 seriously 22 months into the pandemic.

“We’re definitely watching the omicron situation carefully. It’s definitely a point of concern for us and our staff. We do require vaccination…

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